Eino Solje
Research Director
MD, PhD, Professor Chief of Neurology (Kuopio Univ. Hospital)
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor of Clinical Research and Director of the UEF Brain Research Unit
Research Director, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Early Onset Dementia -research group
Partner in the national FinFTD research consortium
Major Research Interests
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Early onset dementia
- Biomarkers
- Genetics
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Ethical questions
- Legal issues in dementia
Research groups
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Biomarkers for Neurological Disorders 08.06.2004 - -
Brain Research Unit (BRU) - Clinical Trial Unit -
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Early Onset Dementia 01.01.2019 - -
Neuro-Ethics and Law Research Team 01.08.2020 - -
Finnish FTD Research Network (FinFTD) 01.05.2016 -
Projects
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Synapsing Mental Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Towards more effective diagnosis and management of psychiatric symptoms 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2029 -
UEF Brain Research Unit 2.0 Finished 01.03.2023 - 28.02.2025 -
Shadows in Paradise? Rights of People with Dementia in a Welfare State Finished 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2025
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- MD, PHD Kasper Katisko
- MD Sami Heikkinen
- BM Marjut Haapanen
- BM Titta Korhonen
- BM Annu Toivanen
- MSc Tomi Hietanen
- LL M Kaisa Näkki
- BM Helmi Soppela
- MD Ave Kivisild
- BM Kalle Aho
- BM Kaarlo Ylimäki
- BM Meri Juslin
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- Director, Brain Research Unit
- Professor, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Early Onset Dementia
- Neurologist, Kuopio University Hospital, Neuro Center
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- Adjunct Professor (docent), University of Eastern Finland
- Specialist in Neurology, University of Eastern Finland
- PhD (Neurology), University of Eastern Finland
- MD, University of Eastern Finland
Publications
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Access to Justice: An Empirical Study on the Lived Experiences of Older Immigrants in Finland
Berg, Alex; Issakainen, Mervi; Ervasti, Kaijus; Montonen, Tero; Solje, Eino; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna, 2026, Retfærd, 49, 1, 4-23. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Biobank-based genetic characterization of neurodegenerative diseases and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: insights and lessons learned from FinnGen
Heikkinen, Sami; Julkunen, Valtteri; Martiskainen, Henna; Takalo, Mari; Solje, Eino; Leinonen, Ville; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Lipponen, Anssi; Hiltunen, Mikko, 2026, Molecular psychiatry, [Published: 12 June 2026], 1-10. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
C9orf72-associated and sporadic FTD patient iPSC-microglia show differences in phagocytosis and gene expression
Rostalski, Hannah; Hietanen, Tomi; Hoffmann, Dorit; Heikkinen, Sami; Huber, Nadine; Dhingra, Ashutosh; Rodriguez-Nieto, Salvador; Kuulasmaa, Teemu; Ohtonen, Sohvi; Jäntti, Henna; Pekkala, Viivi; Leskelä, Stina; Mäkinen, Petra; Katisko, Kasper; Hartikainen, Päivi; Lehtonen, Šárka; Solje, Eino; Koistinaho, Jari; Malm, Tarja; Portaankorva, Anne M.; Natunen, Teemu; Martiskainen, Henna; Takalo, Mari; Hiltunen, Mikko; Haapasalo, Annakaisa, 2026, Stem cell reports, [Available online 6 August 2026], 1-25, 103026. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of dementia: a longitudinal cohort study
Kurl, Sudhir; Immonen, Jaakko; Salomaa, Veikko; Solje, Eino; Laukkanen, Jari, 2026, Alzheimer's & dementia : diagnosis, assessment & disease monitoring, 18, 2, e70326. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Death certificate data of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in easternmost Finland
Sipilä, Jussi; Solje, Eino; Ahola, Sanna; Surakka, Leena; Jokela, Manu, 2026, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration, [Published online: 24 Apr 2026], 1-3. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Disclosure of onset-predictive biomarker results to research participants at risk of genetic frontotemporal dementia: a European perspective
Graafland, Charlotte H; Bunnik, Eline M; Borroni, Barbara; Bouzigues, Arabella; Borrego-Écija, Sergi; Solje, Eino; Graff, Caroline; Rohrer, Jonathan D; van Swieten, John C; Donker Kaat, Laura; Seelaar, Harro, 2026, Alzheimer's research and therapy, 18, 1, 15. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Fibroblasts carrying intermediate C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions from iNPH patients show changes in energy metabolism but no cell pathologies
Hoffmann, Dorit; Korhonen, Ville; Rostalski, Hannah; Huber, Nadine; Heikkinen, Sami; Hietanen, Tomi; Wittrahm, Rebekka; Leskelä, Stina; Hartikainen, Päivi; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Solje, Eino; Portaankorva, Anne M; Hiltunen, Mikko; Leinonen, Ville; Haapasalo, Annakaisa, 2026, Biochimica et biophysica acta: molecular cell research, 1873, 6, 120177. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Gamma tACS as a novel treatment for primary progressive aphasia: A pilot case series of four cases
Etelämäki, Vertti; Säisänen, Laura; Määttä, Sara; Hyppönen, Jelena; Suhonen, Noora-Maria; Krüger, Johanna; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Borroni, Barbara; Mervaala, Esa; Katisko, Kasper; Solje, Eino, 2026, Brain stimulation, 19, 2, 103046. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Long-Term Income and Productivity Losses in Individuals With Early-Onset Dementia
Kivisild, Ave; Aaltonen, Mikko; Aho, Kalle; Heikkinen, Sami V; Lehtonen, Adolfina; Leppänen, Laura; Rinnankoski, Iina; Tervonen, Laura; Soppela, Helmi; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Martikainen, Janne; Hartikainen, Päivi H; Katisko, Kasper; Krüger, Johanna; Solje, Eino, 2026, Neurology, 107, 3, e218268. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Older Immigrants’ Experiences of Social Exclusion in Finland
Berg, Alex; Issakainen, Mervi; Montonen, Tero; Ervasti, Kaijus; Solje, Eino; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna, 2026, Journal of population ageing, [Epub ahead of print 23 Apr 2026], 1-23. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research